Transfer from Undergraduate Study at a U.S. Institution

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Welcome! We thank you for considering McNeese State University! Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, McNeese has approximately 415 international students from 40 different countries. We invite you to discover what McNeese State University has to offer.

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Transfer from Undergraduate Study at a U.S. Institution

Undergraduate U.S. Institution Transfer Requirements

All requirements listed below must be met:

Transfer students who have earned 18 or more college-level academic credit hours must have earned a transferable associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution OR meet the following admission standards

Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on all college-level academic courses;

Be eligible to return to the institution from which they are transferring; AND

Have completed a college-level English and mathematics course designed to fulfill general education requirements.

Transfer students who have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on all college-level academic courses, but who have earned less than 18 college-level academic hours, must meet first-time freshman admission standards.

You must provide the affidavit of support form promising the required $27000 amount of support from your sponsor each year and include all necessary signatures.

You must also provide an official, original bank statement or bank letter verifying that your sponsor currently has the equivalent of the required $27000 amount for the first year of study in U.S. dollars deposited in a bank account.

Students seeking admission for undergraduate study who have earned over 18 hours of college credit do not have to submit their high school transcripts or diplomas.

Official transcripts and diplomas from all colleges/universities attended must be sent directly to McNeese from the school or by the applicant in a sealed envelope once grades are posted for the last semester attended.

Your GPA will be calcualted by our office and must meet the 2.0 minimum GPA requirement.

6)Evaluation of Foreign Credentials

Our office requires an Official Course-By-Course Evaluation of Credentials for all college/university credit earned from foreign institution transcripts.

ACT/SAT scores are required for students who have earned less than 18 credit hours at a U.S. college/university.

These scores can be WAIVED if a student has passed the equivalent of both Math 113 (College Algebra) and English 101 (college level English).

If a student has already earned more than 18 credit hours they cannot fulfill admission requirements with ACT/SAT scores. These students will need to have either earned a transferrable associate degree from a regionally accredited institution (AA, AS, AGS - not AAS) OR passed an equivalent of both Math 113 and English 101.

If you are in the U.S. and using a United States Post Office, either address will normally work, but any other delivery method may require one address or the other.

The mailing address for McNeese State University is:McNeese State UniversityInternational ProgramsBox 90180Lake Charles, LA 70609USA

Some couriers require the exact street address:McNeese State UniversityInternational ProgramsHC Drew Center150 Beauregard Drive4205 Ryan StreetLake Charles, LA 70605 USAA final admissions decision cannot be made until we have received all required documents.Once we receive your application and supporting documents, you will be contacted at the email address on your application within three to ten business days.We might contact you at this point to:

-Notify you of missing requirements-Ask you for additional documentation-Notify you of acceptance-Notify you of denial

Application, Admissions, and Post Acceptance Process

If you have been accepted and have not submitted any type of scholarship application and have never attended a U.S. university or language center, our office will now create your I-20. Once created, you will be contacted for delivery details.

If you are accepted and have submitted McNeese scholarship applications and have never attended a U.S. university or language center, our office will now submit your scholarship documents to our campus' Scholarship Office for a scholarship decision. Once we receive their scholarship decision, we can create your I-20. At this point, our office will contact you for delivery details.

Once you arrive at campus your FIRST stop must be the International Office. We will need to make copies of your visa, passport, and any previous I-20s. During this visit, you will be notified of the International Orientation date (mandatory for new MSU students) and we will remove any existing holds that would prevent you from registering for courses.